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Q.— Wliat us the Spanish fbi
l-nlted States?
A—Estadoa Umdiv
Q What proportion ot mott ni
picture audiences in the United
States are children?
A.—In the residential urban tlu
trirt.s, it is estimated that children
constitute 8 pet rent, of the aud
iences, In the Manhattan theatre
district in New York City, the pro
portion of the children, by actual
count, is between 3 and 4 per
cent.
Q. -wnat cmia piayea wnn Law
rence Tibbett in "The Cuban Love
Song”?
A.—Phillip Cooper, who bod (he
role of "Terry, Jr.”
Q.—What part did the ship "Star
of the West” play ill the Civil war?
A.--She was a side wheel, wood
en steamer of 1,172 tons, built In
New York in 1852, and owned by
Cornelius Vanderbilt, and engaged
in coastwise traffic until the be
ginning of the Civil war. She was
chartered by the IT. S. government
to reinforce Port Sumter, and was
employed ns an army transport, In,
January, 1861, while attempting to
enter Char lesion harbov with
troop* to relieve Port Sumter, she
was fired upon by the battery at
Morris Island, and returned to
New York without landing the
troops. She was later sent to Texas
on transport service, and was cap
tured at Indianaoala. Texas, by the
Confederates, and taken to New
Orleans, where she was known as
the Confederate receiving ship "St.
Philip.” She was mink March 13,
1865.
Q.—Are alligator pears fruit? How
are they served?
A.—They are classed as trun and
are used in salads and sandwic' fv,
and may also be peeled, sliced anti
fried.
Q-.—Why was the Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday in November
chosen for election day?
A.—That day was fixed by con
gressional enactment, in 1845, for
■ the election ot presidential electors
'The reason why a day of the week
was chosen instead of a day of the
month was to prevent an election
trom falling on Sunday Choosing
Tuesday instead of Monday, was
probably due to a desire pot to
have election day follow the Sab
bath, as in the early days, es
pecially in the frontier country, it
was frequently necessary for vot
ers to start the preceding day in
order to reach the polls.
Q.—What punishment was t. -
flicted on conscientious objectors
during tire World war?
A.—There was no specific pen
alty. Government records show that
3.989 conscientious objectors in
camps, 1,300 accepted, or were as
signed to non-combatant service;
1,299 were furloughed for alter na
tive service; 480 were sent to pri
son by eotirt martial, and (he re
mainder were still in camp w t err
the Armistice was signed.
Q - When was Harvard Univer
sity founded and When was the
first building ereeted? Who was the
first president?
A.—Harvard college was founded
at Cambridge, Mass in 1636. and
was the first, college in the United
State*. The first building we?
erected in 1637 by Nathaniel Eaton,
who also taught there until 1639,
when he was dismissed for misem
duot. Bev. Henry Dunster was elect
ed president tn 1640.
Q.—Do eggs contain Vitamins?
A.—The yolks contain vitamin A
and B.
Q.—How many casualties were
caused by . German air-raids over
London during the World war?
A.—-The toll was 865 killed and
2,500 wounded
Q.—Has any one ever made a
non-stop airplane flight between
San Francisco and Japan”
A.—No. .
If you warn a copy ot our new
bulletin on “Growing Roses," write
to our Washington Bureau, enclos
ing five cents in postage stamps
Q What is the weight ot the larg
est bell in the world?
A. The great bell oi Moscow. King
bell or tsar kolokol, was cast in 1733
and weighs 198 tons, It was cracked
either in the founding or later, arid
Is unhung, but stands ah a pedestal
within the Kremlin.
, Q. What is sawdust?
A. It is composed of small frag
ments or dust, especially ot wood,
that are cut or torn out by a saw,
Q. Who was Fatima?
A. Daughter of Mohammed and
Kadijah
Q. How large is the merchant ma
rine of Holland and Greece?
A Holland on July 1, 1931 had 344
steamships of 3,426.411 gros£ tons.
449 motor ships of 684.946 gross tons
and 19 sailing vessels of 6.812 tons.
Greece on the same date had 526
steamships of 1,391.923 gross tons
and 13 motor ships of 3,859 gross
tons.
Q Who played the leading femad
«
jroir wltt) William Haynes in "Oet
'Rich-Quick Wallingford?”
A. IiHla Hyams
Q Where in the Black Forest?
A. (Jennam
Q Whai it the real name of ih<
I present Pope '1
! A Arlnlle Rail)
Q How many teeth nor a full |
grown eat have''
A Thirty
Q Did Andrew Johnson serve in |
the United States senate'? !
A In January 1875 he was chosen :
United States senator, and was in j
his seat during the short, session in 1
I March
w How many periodical oi all:
kinds are published ‘n (ho United |
Stales, and how many of them are';
daily newspapers?
A. The total number ot periodi-!
ral publications, on January 1 1932
was 19,676, of which 5,308 were
daily newspapers.
Q When did Great hritairi acquire
control over Hook Kong China?
A, Tlit territory was ceded by
China to Great Britain iri 1841; con
firmed by treaty of Nanking in 1842,
G. How many high schools and
high .school pupils are there In the
United States?
A The number oi high schools re
ported to the V. 8. office of educa
tion was 18.11C and there were 3.
911,279 pupils ot whom 1,881,887 were
boys and 2,029,392 were girls.
Q Which state contains the most
northerly point, in continental Unit
ed States?
A. Minnesota
Q. Which states in the United
States are officially designated as
commonwealths?
A. Massachusetts, Virginia, Ken
tucky and Pennsylvania.
Q How many hospitals, are there
m the United States/ and what Is
their bed capacity?
A In 1930 the total number ot
hospitals was 6,719, with a bed ca
pacity ot 955,869.
Q Are the husbands ot sisters, i
brothers-in-law"
A Yes.
i If you want a eop\ ot our new
bulletin on GROWING liOSf.s,
write to our Washington Bureau, en- ;
closing five cents in postage
stamps..
Little Girl Has
Strange Disease
Atlanta. Gu -Nell Gardner, al
Atlanta, is suffering from a care di- ■
sense which makes lev skin so;
sensitive that sudden .pressure upon
it causes a blister
1 he malady Is so Insidious that j
all the girl's nails from her lingers
and toes have dropped oil as the
result oi -light bruises during the;
normal activities of ordinary play.
Physicians at Grady hospital, op
erated by the city of Atlanta, have
received permission from Neil's:
mother, Mrs. Myrtle Gardner, toj
make an Pensive study of the di
sease
After preihihriars study. they
have decided the condition is known
as epidermolysis bultosa, a malady
so rare that no exact stubv of d ;
has been recorded
Nell suffers no seven pain, but ;
her activities in the 'Toot garden”!
at the hospital, the children's ward, \
are being continually restricted by
nurses and physician; to prevent I
more bruise-blisters.
ine disease is hereditary, and so
rare that we have no hope of cur
ing her," Dr. Howard Hailey, Atlanta
dermatologist, told the United Press
’■The.condition.was noticed when'
Nell was extremerly young, but of
late has ire comp more serious, prob
ably because she is more active, i
'The mere moving about the floor!
on her knees, as children do at plat,!
caused sufficient bruise to raise bits |
ters on her knees. Persons who haw ,
the disease are never able to do any |
sort of manual labor because even ]
the use of small instruments causes |
blisters on their hands
We brought her to Grady hospi
tal to study the case itensively in
the hope of compiling helpful data.
We believe there is a lack of elestic
tissue between the outer and inner
layers of skin which fail to cushion 1
blows that would not bother a nor
mal skin
Blisters are sometimes as much
as two inches in diameter. They
jlook very much like water blisters
causer by burns. They cause no
pain, however.”
Two other girl patients at Grady
have attracted widespread attention.
They are Daisy Waller. 8 and Elisa
beth Nelson. 6 both ot whom have
a hardening of the skin, which
makes it anything but the kind you
love to touch
In fact, Daisys skin resembles
nothing so much in texture as a
good oak, or walnut board.
But grady physicians have prom
ised that both Daisy and Elizabeth
will be completely recovered in a
week or so. They blame the condi
tion either to a skin condition or a
chronic but unimportant tetanus
f ondition which cures itself'
Opposes Fascists
Ignoring demands that he resign,
President Svinhufvud of Finland
(above) ordered Government
forces to resist attempts of the
Papuan-Fascist “army” to seize
Helsingfors, the capita!. The
Fascist leaders have demanded the
resignation of the entire cabinet.
Mt. Sinai News
Of Current Week
Miss sura Lou Putnam Celebrates
llth Birthday. Mrs Ellis
Loses Muir
(Special to The Star.i
Mount Sinai, March 8-.--Miss Sura
Putnam, daughter of Mi and Mrs.
I V. Putnam celebrated her 11 th
birthday with a pretty party on
Saturday afternoon from two until
five o'clock at the home of her par
ents The color note of the party
was green and yellow, Which was
carried out in detail. After the
guests had enjoyed a number of
games and contests they were in
vited into the dining room where
the lighted birthday cake, with 11
candles on it, centered the table,
and the cake Was cut and served.
Apples, candy and lemonade Were
served with the calc** Mrs. Putnam
was assisted by her mother, M
.1. C. Bridge., in entertaining. Sara
Lou received many beautiful pres
ents.
Those present Were; Misses Helen
Sanders. Rebecca Putnam. Hazel
Hamrick of Shelby; Rena and
Reba McSwaln, Ruth Edna Rog
ers, Neil Ellis Willie Putnam
Louise Champion, Margaret Ann
Ellis, Annie Stockton, Shirley Brid
ges and Sara Lou Putnam.
Mr. C, T. Ellis had the misfor
tune of losing one of his mules
one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs Basil Hardin and
two children from near McBraver
were week-end guests of Mr; and
Mrs Perry White.
Mr Milan Bridges spent several
day;- last week at the home of his
parents. Mi;, and Mrs ,1. C. Brid
ges.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Weaver and
Miss Buna Rollins of Gaffney were
dinner' guests of Mrs, J, H. Rollins
Sunday
Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Hunt of
Shelby spent Wednesday night at
the home of Mr end Mrs. L. R.
Putnam. They also visited Mr and
itfrs, David Champion .for awhile
that night. .
Mr. Grover'Hamrick and a party
of triefids from Sharon were visi
tors at the home of Mr. and Mrs, L.
A. Rogers Sunday afternoon
A large number attended the
readers contest at No. 3 high school
on Tuesday night of last week.
Those calling at the home oi
Misses Ruth and Rhea Hunt Thurs
day night were Misses Erlene
Wilcv. Eula Jones and Sara Jack
son and Mr. Ike Jackson, all of
the Buffalo section.
Mr. Ector Harrdl of Kings Moun
tain and Mrs, Olive Moore of
Shelby spent severai days iar-'t
week at the home of their parerts,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L Harrill, Mr.
Harrill’s condition continues .in
changed
County Boy Member
Of New State Club
Raleigh.—TO prevent 'profanity
and vile language" the Tano club
has been formed at North Caro*
lina State College with a member
ship of 15 students. New members
are joining daily
To date mere than 500 penalty
licks have been awarded members
at regular daily meetings. R. L.
Smith of Leaksville, is president,
and W. N. Satt. of Statesville, is
secretary. Other members include:
R Cr. Richardson. P. U Apple, W.
S. K is tier. O. A. Fisher, Aston
Adams, E. G. Adams. C. Strickland,
L. C. Weaver, C. E. Jones, W. W.
Hanna, Paul McCollum, M. Mc
Millan and William Erumort
Members found guilty of using
language outside the pale of strict
est Victorian propriety must submit
to campus chastisement
Aston Adams is a Lattimoxe boy.
Ouch
Editor: “Did you know that the
Widow Jones is suing us for libel?
Reporter : “No. V.'hat is the idea?’
Editor: “We said in her hus
band's obituary that he had died
and gone to a happier home
IN COMMUNITY
Farmers Get a F"1nr Start. Mis
sions Being Stressed. Child
Taken to Hospital.
• Special to The Star.1
Zion, Mai 8. Our fanners made
a tine start last, week toward
planting their crops
Rev D. G Washburn filled his
appointment Saturday: and Sunday,
giving fine and insplrtihg messages.
We are making the month of
Marrh home and foreign missions
month in our Sunday school. On
the last Sunday a special offering
will be taken for mb-slons. Next
Saturday evening at 7:3t> at the
home ol Mr. and Mrs. J. W Irvin
the officers and teachers will meet
meet and study the lesson alter
which we will take the examination
on our study course book studies
in the old testament, let every
teacher and officer be present.
The Woman’s Missionary program
was postponed last Saturday, it will
be given next Saturday afternoon
at 3 o’clock
Dr. James Justice and son James
Jr , of Kernersvtile, this state, vis
ited relatives in the community on
Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Pleas Cabaniss ear
ned their lit tig daughter Laura
Jane to Dr. Smith's hospital in
Spartanburg, S. C.. Monday for
treatment.
Mr. J. C. Pruett has returned from
the Shelby hospital much imprpved
Miss Margaret Martin had as her
dinner guests Sunder Miss Nelena
Jones of Lattimore, Miss Mar
Blanton of Double Springs and Miss
Hester Cabamss.
Miss Ruth Irvin spent Wednes
day in Charlotte.
Miss Clara Royster of Atlanta,
Ga., is visiting her mother Mrs.
Florence Royster.
Dr. and Mrs: Charlie Gold ot
Rutherford visited in the commun
ity Saturday. \
Miss Willie Cabamss visited rela
tives in Shelby Monday
Mr. and Mrs. T P. Cabamss had
as tlicir guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs
<5, R. Spangler and family of Double
Shoals, and Mr. and Mrs Hugh Neal
of Patterson Springs.
“Tax Free” Homes
Is Plea Of Bowie
Columbus.—Tam C. Bowie of
West Jefferson, a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for the U.
S. senate, told a Polk county aud
ience every American citizen is
' entitled to a home of a reasonable
and fixed value in which to live,
maintain and rear his family free
from taxation and protected by the
sovereign power of this republic so
long as occupied and maintained
under the limitations prescribed by
the law of the land," Judge Bbwie
continued.
Pat Hurley forgot one thing
when he was bawling congressmen
out. He didn’t accuse them of
hoarding.
DO YOU
KNOW
—that hundreds of people
came to our store last week
and took advantage of our
sale of $16,000.00 worth of
furniture, home furnishings
and hardware.
It was a sight—and they
are still coming—and they
w ill keep o n coming—as
long as there*.* and stock to
sell—’CAUSE WE ARE
SELLING IT FOR A SONG
—and we have some stock.
FURNITURE
Of Every Description —
Good and Bad.
—and world’s of odd pieces
of furniture, furnishings,
hardware, etc., Ranges,
Stoves, Window Shades,
DON’T MISS COMING
FOLKS TO THIS
SALE AT
THE
PARAGON
FURNITURE CO.
SHELBY, N. C.
Ehringhaus Thinks State Should
Also Take Over Highway Streets
Candida**1 For Governor Finds New
Highway System Popular
In W N. C
Halrtgh. March 8.—Another
logical step in the highway
program—having the state to
take over for maintenance the
streets through towns and cities,
designated as slate highways—
is adt ora ted by .1. C. B. Ehrtng
liaus. candidate for governor In
a statement to the press, Mr
Fhringhaus finds a strong sen
timent, cast and west, for state
maintenance of county high
ways and would preserve essen
tial provisions of that act. His
statement follows;
"There is one thing which parti
cularly impressed itself on me dur
ing my recent, trip to western North
Carolina and that Is, the popular
ity oi the act of the last general
assembly, committing the care and
maintenance of all the highways
of the state to the highway com
mission arid taking them over for
state control and maintenance I
knew already the great popularity
of this measure in the east but X
wa samared to see how much this
popularity had increased in the
west within a short period of time.j
This and the recent action of the
Virginia house of delegates in pass
ing a similar measure give evid
ence ol the power of public opin
ion as applied to public works.
"I heartily favor this act by our
last general assembly and in future
speeches, as in those made already,
will insist upon the preservation of I
its essential provisions. By its terms,
the general assembly not only re
lieved the counties of the mainten
ance and control of the 47,000 miles
j of county roads, but also relieved ]
| them of approximately $8,250,000 of
i county taxes. This movement and
I the work of the highway commis
sion thereunder is generally approv
ed by the people and the taxpay- j
ers.
“There is another and logic a! I
istep to take. I trust, the 1933 gen
j it. We must take over for mainteh
eral assembly of this state will take
knee the streets of our towns and
cities that are now a part of the
state highway system. When a
state-highway comes in contact]
with the corporate limits of a town \
or citj and the streets of that
municipality carry the traffic and
bear the load of the highway, there
is no sound reason for or justice in
the state not maintaining that city
highway as a vital and organic part
of the state's system, tt can be dam
out of the funds collected for high
way maintenance and save this
much of expense to city tax pay
ers.
"I shall favor the state taking
over this burden m 1933 and the
relief of local municipalities which
it will afford,”
The dramatic critics called to
Washington by the congressional
investigators should know how to
act. They’re used to burlesque
Directed Kidnapers;
to nave been the jmJy :
person who saw the kidnapers of j
the baby son of Colonel Charles A. I
Lindbergh, Luther Harding!
labor") of Hopewell, N. J., told
police how he was accosted by two
®en bi M automobile who inquired
the way to t}ie Lindbergh estate.
It is almost certain that these men
are the kidnapers who stole the
baby from his crib.
Drown* Himself In
6 Inches Of Water
High Point Umbrella 'tender Out
Ot Work. Sick.
'Bunted "
High Pome,—Thomas H Mackey,
71, wandering umbrella fixer
drowned himself here Monday in
a pan of water at his room in a
cheap rooming house'.
The water was only six inches
deep and the aged man. before
placing his head in the water, cov
ered his head and the upper por
tion ^>f his body with a quilt
A note found by his body read:
"No work. Can collect no money.
Sick. Busted.”
Mackey came here about 15 yekrs
ago and citizens found him usually
taciturn.
Police reported they learned he
came here from New York where
he had been a member of Tam
many Hall and head bookkeeper
for a large stock brokerage con
cern.
Mackey was said to be highly in
tellectual, well traveled and well
read.
EJECi'raix notice
Harm? qualified on March 1st, 1932 as.
executrix of the estate of Caleb A. Hoyle,
lot* of Cleveland county, N. C, this,
to notify all persons . having elatin'
aga.ihSt the said tstate to present their
to me properly verified on or before the
1st day of March 1933, or this notice u-i 1
be pleaded in bar of an, recovery there *
of. All persons indebted to the ‘■aid es
tate will please mslee Immediate settle
ment txi the undersigned. This March 1th.
1932.
MRS C. A MOYLE, R-2, Lawn
dale. Executrix of C. A. Hoyle, de
ceased. 6t Mar 9p
THICK BUTT
SUPER STB! P
SHINGLES
3 lit ! Thick Bull Shingles combine Beauty and
Economy. The tpedal Thick Butt construction give*
added year* of service.
The expoced portion of theta shingles ha* an extra
layer of waterproof asphalt coating and an extra
layer of surfacing — giving added weight and pro
tection where it it mo*t effective,
let us show you samples of these sturdy good look
MfxjUt. See for yourself «be added value bur*
Into them
9 Z. J. Thompson
PHONE 107
NORTH WASHINGTON ST. — SHELBY. N. C.
— BRICK — ROOFING —
BUILDING MATERIALS — FOUNDATION TO ROOF
Tyre Taylor Heads
Democratic Group
Governor Gardner's Former Secre
tary Heads National Body
Young Democrats
Greensboro, March 8.—Tyre Tay
or, of Raleigh, executive counselor
o Governor Gardner, was elected
president of the Young Democratic
riubs of American, at a meeting
>f representatives from 27 states in
Washington late Saturday after
noon, it was learned yesterday
from Mis. James L. Scott upon her
return to Greensboro from the
•essions at which this nation-wide
organisation was effected.
Since the fall of 1928 Mr. Taylcr
Has been state chairman of the
V’oung Democratic Clubs of North
Carolina, of which Mrs Scott has
been state vice chairman since Sep
tember, 1930. His election to the
presidency of the new national or
ganization will, it is assumed here,
necessitate an early meeting of the
state body in order that a new
chairman of the young Democrats
in North Carolina may be named
Miss Elizabeth Wheeler, daugh
ter of Senator Burton K Wheeler,
of Montana, was elected vice presi
dent of the Young Democratic clubs
of America, and William Boyden t>l
Salt Lake City, was chosen secre
tary. The treasurer of the new or
ganization will be named by Presi
dent Taylor
In view of the fact that Mr. Tay
lor has been elected to the ns
tional presidency it is regarded m
probable that Raleigh will be se
lected as national headquarters for
the organization, which is expect
ed to be a potent factor in the ad
vancement of the Democratic caur>
throughout the United States. I
is proposed to form local clubs
composed of young Democrats, ir
communities in each of the 4t
states.
NOTICE
Notice u hereby given that a meet.:!-,,
of the stockholders of the 8h»rbn Tel'
phone company of Cleveland county, N
C.. will be held at the hour of tv
o’clock P m , on the 13rd day of Marc
1932, at the Sharon public school buttd
Ing; in number two township. Clevelan'
county, N C., for the purpose of -ell:’
and disposing of the switch board, lint
wires, poles, a second hand twitch’boa:
and any and all other fixtures and pr^p
erty belonging to said Sharon Telepbor
company, for the purpose of procutin
funds with which to pay certain clain
and debts against said company, amoun
ing to the proximate sum of $100. ai
all stockholders and officers and dire
tors of said company are hereby no
fled and requested to be present.
By order of the president and bo
of directors, this 9th day of March 1
THE SHARON TELEPHONE CO..
C P. MOREHEAD, President,
L A. SMITH. Sec. and Treas.,
and J D. ELLIOTT. BARNEY
BLANTON, s. A. CLARY. Direct,
2t Mar l
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